“ | They started in Kyoto and now have branches across Kansai. They’ve won the national karaage contest three years in a row, a historic feat. | ” |
—Ikumi Mito, explaining Mozuya’s reputation |
Sensual Karaage (官能の唐揚げ Kannō no Karaage) is the seventeenth episode of the first season of Shokugeki no Soma and is the seventeenth episode overall.
Synopsis[]
Sōma returns to air out Restaurant Yukihira by opening it up every once in a while.
Plot[]
At the Sumediredōri Shopping District, Mayumi and Aki are walking with their classmates, suggesting what to eat. Then Mayumi is looking at Restaurant Yukihira, remembering the time that Sōma forced her to eat a Grilled Squid Tentacles Dressed in Peanut Butter. Aki points out at Mayumi for doing that day after day whenever they pass by and thinking about Sōma. As Aki goes further by telling Mayumi that she should've asked Sōma out before going to different high schools, Mayumi starts to cry, causing Aki to apologize. Aki suggests Mayumi to text or call Sōma, but Mayumi thinks it would never work. Suddenly, Sōma opens up the diner and greets Mayumi, much to his former classmates' shared surprise. Everyone appears and is happy to see the restaurant is open, so Sōma is going to serve them.
When Sōma prepares the meals for the customers, Aki asks where Jōichirō is, and he responds that he saw him but went to another country. Remembering when Aki mentioned Sōma having a cooking contest with his father back in junior high, Mayumi went to the diner and became a judge. Seeing Sōma looking a bit mature, she feels out of reach. When everyone leaves the diner after finishing eating, Sōma notices the shopping district feels empty, and he sees Yūya being depressed. When Sōma asks what happened, Yūya explains that a month ago, the nearest station's shopping complex reopened, and all the customers went to the new shop, Mozuya, that sells karaage. Sōma questions anyone if they tried karaage, and Aki and two male students say they did. Also, the television reveals that Mozuya's karaage received a perfect score of 10 out of 10. In order to figure out a way to revive the shopping district, Sōma decides to cook a new karaage to compete with Mozuya's. However, Yūya says it's impossible because Mozuya tops them on everything, yet Sōma is determined to bring the customers back, much to Yūya and everyone's relief. As Yūya leaves, Mayumi is in a panic, and Aki easily reads her like an open book, talking about wanting to help Sōma but is unsure if she can. Wanting to support Mayumi, Aki tells Sōma about having a taste tester, making Mayumi the best choice. Mayumi tells her that she doesn't know about cooking, but Aki punches her in the stomach and mimics her voice to help Sōma. Sōma tells Mayumi that they'll go check Mozuya's karaage tomorrow. As they're walking home, Mayumi asks if it's okay, and Aki responds to her for being a judge in a cooking contest before. However, Mayumi says it's different, but Aki persuades her to get close to Sōma, scaring her. At nightfall, Sōma is thinking about who would have the knowledge of chicken from karaage, and he realizes it's Ikumi. At Tōtsuki Academy, Ikumi receives a phone call from Sōma after asking Kanichi for her number. When Ikumi asks what Sōma wants, he needs her help to make a new karaage dish in his home. While blushing, Ikumi says she'll come despite being busy.
In the morning, Ikumi arrives at the Sumediredōri Shopping District. As she's heading to Restaurant Yukihira, Ikumi looks at the normal clothes, wondering if she could wear them, but she's fine being herself and continues walking. In the diner, Mayumi hopes to be helpful to Sōma. When Ikumi arrives, Mayumi is stunned by her beauty. Sōma comes and introduces Ikumi to Mayumi as his old classmate and a taste tester. He also introduces Mayumi to Ikumi as his classmate from Tōtsuki and a meat expert. Furthermore, he has Mayumi call Ikumi "Mikumi", but Ikumi retorts to Sōma not to spread her nickname around. With the three together, they went to check Mozuya. In the train station, a woman holding a hand fan welcomes the customers when they enter Mozuya to buy karaage.
Sōma, Ikumi, and Mayumi went to the train station to find Mozuya. Ikumi is quite disappointed that she won't get to be alone with Sōma, but claims only to help make a new dish. Mayumi sees Ikumi like an actress or model, and is nothing like her. While Ikumi thinks Mayumi is Sōma's type, Mayumi assumes Ikumi is Sōma's girlfriend. As they make eye contact, Ikumi glares at Mayumi, leading Mayumi to apologize. Sōma tells Ikumi not to be mean to Mayumi, but she gets angry when he brings up her nickname. When Sōma asks if Ikumi is upset for calling her on vacation, she denies it, and he apologizes to Mayumi before she says it's okay. Since it's their first time meeting each other, Sōma wants to smooth things over by putting himself between the two girls. However, he is able to spot Mozuya. Ikumi is aware of the karaage shop by explaining that it's really famous in Kansai and recognizes the woman named Kinu Nakamozu who is the owner, and they've won the national karaage contest three years in a row. Suddenly, the trio easily discovers Yūya in the line who is wearing a suspicious disguise. When they question Yūya for being in Mozuya and wearing a disguise, he explains about hoping to help and that it's risky to get himself recognized because they're in enemy territory. Unfortunately, Kinu is able to recognize Yūya, scaring him. She offers Sōma, Ikumi, and Mayumi karaage, and they're fascinated by its flavor. Mayumi questions how the karaage is made to taste good, and Kinu tells her it's made from chicken and other ingredients. Furthermore, she brags about some people calling it "The World's Greatest Karaage". Sōma questions Kinu for being sure to tell them everything while scouting, but she doesn't mind and doubts that they'll beat Mozuya's karaage. She sees Yūya trying to sneak away and belittles him. Upon seeing Yūya getting depressed, he reminds Ikumi of Kanichi. Sōma stands by Yūya's side and taunts Kinu, saying it would be an embarrassment for Mozuya if the Sumediredōri Shopping District makes a better karaage. Getting provoked, Kinu retorts at Sōma and scares Mayumi, stating that their shopping district has no competitive streak or imagination, so it's better to wither away after putting up a smile. Before leaving, Kinu says she hopes they'll continue their patronage of Mozuya at the station.
When the trio goes back to Restaurant Yukihira, Mayumi is terrified. However, she notices Sōma and Ikumi attempting to make a new karaage dish: using the same ingredients Mozuya did, but modifying it with ginger. While having each marinade piece sit, Sōma assumes Mozuya had theirs sit for 10 hours, and he starts dredging them in katakuri starch to have the chicken fried. When the first test subject is finished getting fried, Mayumi tastes it, and the karaage dish is delicious. Unfortunately for Sōma after tasting the dish, it doesn't have as much impact as Mozuya's, believing it took them many years to perfect it. Ikumi states that instead of sticking with karaage, there are plenty of options to use, such as beef and pork, which Sōma agrees with. When Ikumi suggests an A-5 beef that would help the trio win, Sōma points out how expensive it really is, but she assures him that she'll give him a discount. As Ikumi starts calculating, Sōma is relieved and hopes the price will be 1,000 yen per 100 grams. However, it's 3,500 yen per 100 grams, leading him to change his mind. Sōma asks Mayumi for ideas, and she suggests capitalizing on the shopping district. He starts to think about it, but Mayumi apologizes for not having specific ideas.
In Kinu's office, she's calling someone about choosing the station as the right decision to their advantage to draw customers after making a contract for the service to expand Kanto. The mysterious figure warns Kinu not to let her guard down, reminding her that she hasn't established her brand in Kanto yet. He also tells her to let him know if there are any issues. Yet Kinu dismisses him for getting worried as they're making progress, but the figure instructs her to discern the market and make optimal moves as a basic rule of business. When Kinu informs the figure about Sōma trying to pull something, she says he's nothing to worry about, but the figure tells her to pay attention to what Sōma is doing. After the call ends, Kinu expresses to believe kids are uppity.
Back at Restaurant Yukihira, the other test subjects for the new karaage dish are not enough to match Mozuya's. Sōma is still trying to figure out what kind of karaage will take back the customers unless the shopping district shuts down. When Ikumi is outside of the diner, she sees a lot of students coming through, and Sōma points out that they're junior high students going home from club practice. Also, he explains that there are a lot of schools at his home and a couple of high schools and universities. Thinking about Mayumi's suggestion, Sōma realizes that they don't need to fight on Mozuya's turf. When Ikumi believes they're going with A-5 beef, Sōma still insists on chicken karaage, and he explains to Ikumi and Mayumi that they're going to do something that Mozuya can't because the trio are in a shopping district.
Elsewhere, the figure is calling a client who requests for his services. He walks with someone who informs the figure about the Autumn Election, but he sees it as a waste of time. They're behind the girl who turns out to be Erina, and Satoshi is the one walking besides the figure who is revealed to be a member of the Elite Ten as they're summoned for the meeting.
Features[]
Characters[]
- Aki Koganei
- Mayumi Kurase
- Jōichirō Yukihira (Flashback)
- Yūya Tomita
- Polar Star Dormitory residents
- Sōma Yukihira
- Ryōko Sakaki (Flashback)
- Yūki Yoshino (Flashback)
- Megumi Tadokoro (Flashback)
- Shōji Satō (Flashback)
- Zenji Marui (Flashback)
- Daigo Aoki (Flashback)
- Shun Ibusaki (Flashback)
- Elite Ten Council
- Satoshi Isshiki
- Etsuya Eizan (Debut; Cameo)
- Erina Nakiri
- Don RS members
- Ikumi Mito
- Kanichi Konishi (Indirectly mentioned; Imagined only)
- Kinu Nakamozu (Debut)
Featured Dishes[]
Featured Cooking Duels[]
- TBA
Locations[]
- Sumiredōri Shopping District
- Restaurant Yukihira
- Mozuya (Debut)
- Tomitaya (Debut)
- Tōtsuki Culinary Academy (Flashback)
- Polar Star Dormitory
- Polar Star Farms
- Polar Star Dormitory
- Mito Residences (Debut)
Trivia[]
General Trivia[]
- According to her blog, Yuki Morisaki makes a cameo appearance in this episode as the spokesperson praising Mozuya's karaage on television.
- Mayumi Kurase is shown running right behind Ikumi Mito during the ending song.
Manga and Anime Differences[]
- TBA
Errors[]
- TBA
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v - e - t | Episodes |
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Introduction Arc | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 |
Training Camp Arc | 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 |
Tōtsuki Autumn Election Arc | 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 |
Stagiaire Arc | 35 • 36 • 37 |
Moon Banquet Festival Arc | 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 |
Central Arc | 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 |
Promotion Exams Arc | 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 |
Beach Exam Arc | 74 |
BLUE Arc | 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 |
OVA | OVA 1 • OVA 2 • OVA 3 • OVA 4 • OVA 5 |